Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin announced on Instagram on Saturday that he will officially retire in his career as a basketball player.
“As athletes, we always realize that the possibility of retirement is never out of reach,” Lin wrote in a statement. “I’ve been through 15 years of my career and knew that one day I had to walk away, but actually saying goodbye to basketball today was the hardest decision I’ve ever made.
“What could be possible to compete with the fiercest competitors in the brightest lights, challenging a world that looks like me. I’ve lived my wildest childhood dreams to play in front of fans around the world. I will always be the kid who is full of energy every time I run into basketball.”
Lin, 37, set out from Harvard University in 2010 to sign an agreement with the Golden State Warriors. However, he didn’t play too much like a rookie, only made 29 appearances on the bench, with an average of only 9.8 minutes per game.
The 6-foot-3 defender also played for the D League (now known as the G League) in the 2010-11 season.
Lin was then cut off by King State and the Houston Rockets, who were exempted before the 2011-12 season began its stagnant 2011-12 season.
Jeremy Lin becomes Knicks’ Breakthrough Star
He reached a deal with the New York Knicks a few days after being released by Houston.
Despite his relatively brief time in New York, Lin was a major contributor from 26 games in February and March 2012, averaging 18.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 34.2 minutes per game and helped the team turn the season around.
Lin led the Knicks to a 16-10 record after the season started at 8-15. New York completed the 36-30 lockdown shortened season and became the seventh seeded playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
The phenomenon, known as “linsanity,” swept the NBA that year and sparked the pride of the Asian-American community.
Lin also appears time,,,,, GQ, Back to back issues Sports Illustrated.
Lin and the Raptors win NBA championship
As a restricted free agent in the 2012 offseason, Lin Verbally agreed to sign a four-year, $28.8 million offer with the Rockets, which New York refused to match.
Lin spent two seasons in Houston, bounced in the league over the next five years, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Charlotte Hornets, the Brooklyn Nets, the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors.
He won the only NBA title with the role-player in 2019, averaging 7.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 18.8 minutes of games in 23 games (three games).
In 2010-19, he averaged 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 25.5 minutes of the game, shooting percentage of .433/.342/.809.
For the past six years, Lin has mainly played in China and Taiwan.
